Introduction to a Blog Built with Elixir and Phoenix

Florian shares the details of the redesign and refactoring of his blog, explaining why Elixir and Phoenix were selected over a static site generator. He discusses various features implemented on the website, such as the publishing engine supported by NimblePublisher for Markdown parsing, syntax highlighting using the MDEx library, live reloading for development convenience, and the implementation of a live user count feature leveraging Phoenix.Presence. The design and theme aspects are covered, detailing the use of Tailwind CSS and daisyUI to create and manage multiple color themes easily. The post serves as a comprehensive guide to building a highly interactive and feature-rich personal blog using the Elixir and Phoenix ecosystem.